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Frequently Asked Questions

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's most frequently used National Flood Insurance Program acronyms

Acronym Stands for...
ANI Area Not Included
BFE Base Flood Elevation
COBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act
CBRS Coastal Barrier Resources System
CLOMA Conditional Letter of Map Amendment
CLOMR Conditional Letter of Map Revision
CLOMR-F Conditional Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
CCO Consultation Coordination Officer
CRS Community Rating System
DLG Digital Line Graph
ERM Elevation Reference Mark
ESDP Engineering Study Data Package
FBFM Flood Boundary and Floodway Map
FDPA Flood Disaster Protection Act
FMPCC Flood Map Production Coordination Contractor
FDT Floodway Data Table
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FFED Final Flood Elevation Determination
FHBM Flood Hazard Boundary Map
FIA Federal Insurance Administration
FIMA Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration
FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS Flood Insurance Study
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
GIS Geographic Information System
GPO Government Printing Office
HEC Hydrologic Engineering Center
ICC Increased Cost of Compliance
LAG Lowest Adjacent Grade (to a structure)
LFD Letter of Final Determination
LMMP Limited Map Maintenance Program
LODR Letter of Determination Review
LOMA Letter of Map Amendment
LOMC Letter of Map Change
LOMR Letter of Map Revision
LOMR-F Letter of Map Revision Based on Fill
MSC Map Service Center
MT Mitigation Directorate
NAVD North American Vertical Datum of 1988
NFIP National Flood Insurance Program
NFIRA National Flood Insurance Reform Act
NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929
OPA Otherwise Protected Area
PMR Physical Map Revision
PRP Preferred Risk Policy
RCBAP Residential Condominium Building Association Policy
SFHA Special Flood Hazard Area
SFHDF Standard Flood Hazard Determination Form
TEC Technical Evaluation Contractor
WYO Write Your Own